Ironing-board.



W. J. NELSON.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9. 1908.

912,319. Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

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Qvwautoz W. J. NELSON.

IBONING BOARD.

APPLICATION rum) APR. 9, 1908.

Patented Feb.. 16, 1909.

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J0 y 11 26 Z J0? 22 Snuentoz WILLIAM J. NELSON, OF MENDOTA, ILLINOIS.

IRON IN G-B CARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

Application filed April 9, 1908. Serial No. 426,103.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM J. NELSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mendota, in the county of Lasalle, State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to ironing boards, and more particularly to theclass of double ironing boards.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of foldableinterfitting ironing boards normally in the same plane with each other,one movable above the other, and means for moving the same.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means for foldablyconnecting two ironing boards with each other, and means for elevatingone ironing board in superposed relation to the other.

A further objectof the invention is the provision of a main ironingboard having a displaceable section forming a supplemental ironing boardadapted to be elevated in superposed relation to the main board, andmeans for elevating the said section into operative working position.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of an ironingboard movable into and out of operative working position and having anadjustable leg support foldably connected thereto, a shiftable sectionnormally in the plane of the working face of said board and movable tosuperposed relation thereto, means for shifting said section, and meansfor locking the latter in its elevated position.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification isillustrated in detail one advantageous form of embodiment of theinvention which, to enable those skilled in the art to practice saidinvention, will be set forth at length in the following description,while the novelty of the invention will be included in the claimssucceeding said description.

In the drawings: Figure 1, is a top plan view of the invention with thedisplaceable section lowered and interfitting the main ironin board.Fig. 2, is a side view of the invention with the displaceable section insuperposed relation with respect to the main ironing board and the legin position for supporting said board. Fig. 3, is a bottom plan view ofthe invention with the displaceable section interfitting the mainironing board. Fig. 4, is a longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 1. Fig.5, is a bottom plan view of the ironing board when in a folded position.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views in the drawings.

In the drawings the numeral 10, designates the main ironing boardpreferably of wood and of tapering formation, however, the same may beof any other suitable material and shape, and the rear extremity hassecured thereto hinges 11, connected to a wall board or plate 12, whichis adapted to be secured to the side wall of a room in any convenientmanner, and due to the hinge connections of said main ironing boardtherewith the same can swing into and out of operative position.

In the outer face of the wall board 12, is a recess 13, centrallythereof forming raised end portions 14, upon which are mounted guideplates 15, the latter positioned at the inner edges of the raisedportions 14, and overlyingaportion of the recess 13,in which the rearportion or end of a displaceable section 16 slides, the latter of whichhas laterally projecting studs 17, on opposite sides thereof which carryfriction rollers 18, engaging the inner faces of the guide plates 15,when said displaceable section is being moved to superposed relationswith respect to the main ironing board.

The displaceable section 16, forms a supplemental ironing board and iscut from and corresponds to the shape of an elongated opening 19, in themain ironing board 10, and when the latter is in use said displaceablesection 16, engages or is mounted in the opening 19, so as to have itsworking face flush with the upper working face of said main ironingboard and to normally close the said opening. Extending longitudinallyof the wall board 12, near the lower edge thereof is a recess 20,intersecting the central recess 13, which receives the innermost freeedge of the main ironing board 10, when brought to substantiallyhorizontal operative position and also to permit the displaceablesection 16, to move in the central recess'13, and the engagement. of thefricguide plates 15, when said: displaceable section is brought tosuperposed relation with respect to said main ironing board.

board 12, is a forwardly projecting ledge 21, forming a rest or supportfor the inner end of the displaceable section 16, when lowered into theopening 19, in the main ironing board. Transversely of the main ironingboard 1 0, and secured to the under face thereof is a cross piece 22,underlying a portionof the forward extremity of the opening 19, toafford a support or rest for the forward end of the displaceable section16, when lowered into said opening.

In the lower or under face of the displaceable section 16, and extendingfrom its rearmost end to a point removed from the opposite front endthereof is a guide slot 23, in which is slidably mounted a block 24,having opposite longitudinal engaging flanges 25, contacting with guideplates 26, secured to the under face of the displaceable section andextending throughout the longitudinal extent of the guide slot 23, andadapted to project a distance beyond opposite side walls thereof wherebythe said block '24 is maintained within said guide slot for slidingmovement.

Journaled near opposite ends in the slidable block 24, are spacer loops27, each of inverted U-shaped formation and having its free endsjournaled in bearing plates 28, secured to the under face of the mainironing board 10, at opposite sides of the opening 19. The rear spacerloop 28, has an extension 29, bent on itself to form a crank lever 30,projecting from one side of said main ironing board.

Fixed to the extension 29, is a toothed wheel 31, having engagement witha locking pawl 32, pivoted as at- 33, to the edge of the main ironingboard in close proximity to the said toothed wheel. To normally hold thelocking pawl 32 in engagement with the toothed wheel 31, is a sprlngmember 34, carried by the pivot of the locking pawl. On the oppositeside edge of the main ironing board 10, is a pin 35, for engagement witha latch member 36, pivoted as at 37, to the wall board 12, so as to holdthe said main ironing board in an elevated position when not in use.

Connected by hinges 38, to the cross plate 22, are inwardly convergingmembers 39, having secured thereto at their free extremities and onopposite sides of the same plates 40, between which is slidably mountedan extension leg or support 41, having for a distance longitudinallythereof a slot 42, through which passes a threaded stem 43 of a bolt andalso passing through one of said plates 40, to receive a thumb nut 44,whereposition the main ironing board for operation.

Presuming that the main ironing board 1 it), is elevated in parallelrelation to the Integral with the lower edge of the wall wall board 12,and maintained in such position by locking engagement with the latchmember 36, with the pin 35, and now it is desired to bring the mainironing board'to operative position the operator releases said by thelegmay be adfijnstedoryextended to tional rollers 18, with the under faceof the latch member from engagement withthe pin 7 and then lowers saidmain ironing board to a substantially horizontal position and byswinging the ig 41, in a vertical position the same will prop or supportsaid main ironing b-oardfor operation. Now should the operator desire tomove the section 16, into superposed horizontalposition with "respect tothe main ironing board he then turns the crank lever 30, and through themedium of the spacer loops 27, 'will'cause the block 24, to slide alongthe guide slot 23, and at the same time the frictional rollers 18, willengage the inner faces of the guide plates 15, whereby the ,rearmost endof said section 16, will move along the recess 13, in the wall board 12,until the said spacer loops are brought to a substantially verticalposition for supporting said section 16, its superposed horizontalposition for operation, and is thus maintained in the latter position bythe locking engagement of the spring controlled pawl 32, with thetoothed wheel. a r

hat is claimed is 1. In an ironing board, a wa'llfboard having a recessextending centrally of the same, guide plates projecting a distancebeyond opposite side edges of said recess, a main ironing board hingedto the wall board adapted to move from a substantially vertical positionto ahorizontal position at right angles to the wall board, said mainironing board containing a central elongated open ing, a displaceablesection normally closing the said opening in the main board, frictionrollers projecting from opposite sides of the displaceable section nearthe rearmost end thereof and adapted to engage the said recess in thewall board and frictionally contact with the inner faces of the guideplates,

said displaceable section having aguide-way longitudinally in its underface, a slidab'le block mounted in said guide way, spacer loopsjournal-ed in the slide block and the main ironing board, a crank leverprojecting from one of the spacer loops to actuate the displaceablesection for "bringing the same into superposed relation with respect tothe main ironing board, a ratchet wheel fixed to the crank lever, and aspring controlled pawl engaging said ratchet Wheel to lock thedisplaceable section against movement in one direction.

2. In an ironing board, a wall board having a central guide-Way therein,a main ironing board hinged to said Wall board and adapted to be swungfrom a vertical to a horizontal position, means to support the mainironing board in its horizontal position, a displaceable sectionnormally inter fitting the main ironing board and slidably connected inthe guide-Way of the Wall board, spacer loops hinged to the displaceablesection and the main ironing board and adapted to elevate the saiddisplaceable section in superposed relation with respect to the mainironing board and a crank lever formed on one of the spacer loops toactuate the same for moving the displaceable section in superposedposition with respect to the main ironing board.

In testimony whereof, I aifix my signature, in presence of twoWitnesses.

WILLIAM J. NELSON.

Witnesses:

L. B. CRooKER, MAUDE E.v CRooKER.

